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Senior Parliamentary Secretary Masagos Zulkifli to lead a group of Malay Language Teachers for a Language and Cultural Immersion Programme to Brunei Darussalam
Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Home Affairs, will lead a 26-member delegation for a language and cultural immersion programme to Brunei Darussalam from 27 - 29 July 2008.
The programme is organised by the Malay Language (ML) Teachers Association and supported by the Malay Language Learning and Promotion Committee (MLLPC). The objectives of the programme are:
- to provide opportunities for ML teachers to deepen their knowledge on Malay language and culture;
- to learn the culture, language and literature of Brunei Darussalam; and
- to develop network with schools and teacher partners from Brunei Darussalam.
In Brunei, the delegation will visit the Ministry of Education, schools, language and literary agency (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka) and institutes of higher learning. The delegates will observe lessons in primary and secondary schools, attend seminars at the University of Brunei Darussalam and have dialogue sessions with teachers.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli will also be meeting his Brunei counterparts from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Religious Affairs to further deepen the strong relationship between the two countries.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli will be accompanied by ML teachers, principals, Master Teacher and officials from MOE.